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[scottobear]

Walkies called on account of rain.

Chances of center of the hurricane passing within 65 nautical miles of listed locations through 7am EST Tue Nov 6 2001

Probabilities

Looks pretty safe for me... want to track paths? http://www.weatherpoint.com/hc/misc/0,1941,oso-intmap,00.html

check out andrew in the 1992 archive. yipe!

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[ojdorson.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm not very worried either. I think we'll be okay here.

[dorkgirl.livejournal.com]

Wow....now that's a great site! I'm fascinated by hurricanes and tropical storms....probably because I've never been faced with one! =)

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I've really only had to worry about 4 times the whole time I've lived here. (about 15 years)

[dorkgirl.livejournal.com]

Really? I would have guessed so many more...it seems as though your part of FL is threatened every season. Obviously a misconception on the part of this northern gal! =)

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't really worry until about 2 days before one's due to hit, and the track is still lined up... they tend to peter out, or head out to sea more often.

[dorkgirl.livejournal.com]

It's so hard for me to wrap my head around that concept...a potential natural disaster that you *know* is coming. I'm in earthquake country, so having any knowledge beforehand is just a foreign concept for me at this point in my life.

Were you in an area hard-hit by Andrew? What other storm(s) have you experienced up-close and personal?

Curious DorkGirl!

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I got to help with the homestead cleanup for andrew.... hugo, irene and frederik were all pretty serious too. I've seen some really amazing damage, especially after andrew... Whole roofs ripped off, flooding several feet thick.

It's nice to have warning...you'd be surprised how many bull-headed folk don't evacuate when asked to, though. I've seen more water damage than wind... mud filled houses and such.

I'm flattered that you're interested! Many earthquakes in your icy realm?

[dorkgirl.livejournal.com]

I imagine that the damage from Andrew was just incredible. I've read that the water damage from a hurricane or tropical storm (rainfall, storm surge, flooding) is typically much more devastating than the winds. I would love to be able to see a storm of that kind firsthand someday....experience the kind of power it must wield. I'm a bit of a freak like that....reading books and watching videos can only show you so much, you know?

I've always been fascinated by all weather phenomena, particulary the huge, dramatic storms that the oceans can churn up. Part of that is probably due to my inherent weather-geekiness, and the other due to not experiencing those kinds of storms in my area. We're so far inland that our storms are not nearly so dramatic as they are along the coasts. I'd love to spend a winter out in the Aleutians someday, or in Whittier, AK, to experience some of the wildness of those coastal storms. Maybe one winter would work it all out of my system! =)

Alaska is definitely earthquake-central. We have 11% of all the world's quakes, so I've been through my fair share. Again, they're more plentiful and stronger along the coasts, so the largest I've experienced personally is a 6.4 in 95. We had a 5.8 last winter that was fun, too. There have been 3 quakes of magnitude 7 or greater within 50 miles of Fairbanks in the last 100 years, so I'm ready for a big one to roll through any time. I love experiencing them, save for the destruction they're sure to cause others. It's not terribly difficult in our society to prevent serious injury or death from a quake, so I just hang on and enjoy the ride, and the reminder that the earth below my feet is very much alive!

Yes, I'm officially a freak. *laugh*

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

taking pleasure in nature is keeno... as long as nobody gets hurt. :) wild!